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-ALABAMA A&M AT FLORIDA A&M (SWAC). FAMU will be eliminated if they lose or if Alabama State wins at Bethune Cookman
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NEWS AND NOTES:
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-Saint John’s still has a lot of work to do, but they did have a little life breathed back into them yesterday with their 80-66 win over Creighton. They’ve now won two straight, and their last three regular season games are all winnable, so if they can survive that run they may end up back on the bubble.
-Florida Atlantic, who always seems to play with their food, was not able to get the win at Memphis yesterday as they fell 78-74. I don’t think it knocks FAU outside the bubble by any stretch of the imagination, nor do I think it suddenly puts Memphis back into the picture. It’s just a case of a tournament-caliber team falling on the road to a team that’s still nowhere near the field.
-Michigan State fell at home to Ohio State yesterday 60-57. The last thing the Spartans needed right now was a home loss to a team that’s still pretty far away from making the field. They are pretty much squarely on the bubble when you look at their paper, and when you look at them on the court they don’t look like a team that will last for very long if they do end up getting selected. As for Ohio State, they’ve been on a bit of a roll since firing Chris Holtmann.
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HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-MIAMI FL AT NORTH CAROLINA (ACC). UNC is still in play for the #1 line depending on how things play out, and should be able to hold serve at home against a team that isn’t in the field.
-WEST VIRGINIA AT KANSAS STATE (Big 12). K State’s NCAA hopes are dwindling, but they are coming off a win against BYU and they should be able to pick this one up as well.
-BAYLOR AT TCU (Big 12). This is a chance for another really big road win for Baylor. They are coming off a tough loss to Houston, but are still in great shape. TCU is solidly in the field and a win today will make their resume look a little stronger.
-MCNEESE AT LAMAR (Southland). McNeese continues to roll through the Southland and can clinch at least a share of 1st place with a win today and with three games to go after today.